閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C或者D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

（一）

We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn ___1___ second language in the same way, it would not seem so ___2___. Think ___3___ what a small child does. It listens to what people say and tries ___4___ what it hears.? When it wants something, it has to ask ___5___ it. It is using the language, talking in it, and thinking in it all the time. If people ___6___ use a second language all the time, they would learn it quickly.

We learn our own language ___7___ hearing people speak it, not by seeing what they write. We imitate ___8___ we hear. In school, though you learn to read and write ___9___ to hear and speak, it is the best way ___10___ all the new words through the ear. You can read them, speak them, and write them later.

(? ? )1. A. a B. an C. the D. /

(? ? )2. A. easy B. fast C. simple D. difficult

(? ? )3. A. of B. out C. over D. about

(? ? )4. A. imitate B. imitating C. to imitate D. imitated

(? ? )5. A. of B. for C. after D. about

(? ? )6. A. could B. should C. would D. had to

(? ? )7. A. of B. by C. on D. with

(? ? )8. A. what B. when C. where D. how

(? ? )9. A. and B. but C. as well as D. as long as

(? ? )10. A. learn B. learns C. learning D. to learn

（二）

In Europe many people died during the Second World War. As a result, at the end of the war there were many ___1___ there. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted orphans to have a home, and he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents. Gmeiner asked people ___2___ him some money. With this money he ___3___ the first SOS Childrens Village at Imst, in Austria. It opened in 1949. This is ___4___ the SOS Childrens Village started. The letters SOS stand ___5___ “Save Our Souls”. This means “Please help us!” An SOS Childrens Village gives help to orphans.

Hermann Gmeinens idea for ___6___ orphans soon spread all over the world. ___7___ 1983 there were 170 SOS Childrens Villages in the world. People in many countries give money to help the villages. Today the children from ___8___ village are grown up. Now some of them work in other SOS Childrens Villages. In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups. There are several houses in each village. The biggest villages have 40 or 50 houses! Between seven ___9___ ten children live in a house. A woman lives with each group of children and looks ___10___ them. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She cooks for them and makes comfortable, happy home for them.

(? ? )1. A. handicapped B. wounded person

C. orphans ? ? ?D. children

(? ? )2. A. give B. to give C. giving D. gave

(? ? )3. A. built B. bought C. sold D. borrowed

(? ? )4. A. when B. where C. why D. how

(? ? )5. A. up B. by C. for D. out

(? ? )6. A. help B. helps C. to help D. helping

(? ? )7. A. In B. By C. On D. Since

(? ? )8. A. the first B. the last C. each D. every

(? ? )9. A. then B. but C. to D. and

(? ? )10. A. at B. after C. for D. around

（三）

Football is, I think, the most popular sport in the world today. One can go to any of the important ___1___, shouting for one side or the ___2___. One of the most ___3___ things about football is that ___4___ a small boy can tell you the names of the ___5___ in most of the important teams. He has pictures of them and knows the result of lots of matches.

___6___ many years ago, each country had different rules for ___7___ own football games. In 1863, a group of people met in England to ___8___ this. These rules are the ___9___ todays.

Now teams from all over the world take part in the famous World Cup. It is held every four years to see which is ___10___.

(? ? ?) 1. A. teams? ? ? B. matches? ? C. cities? ? D. places

(? ? ?) 2. A. same? ? ? ? ? B. team? ? ? C. other D. players

(? ? ?) 3. A. surprise? ? ? B. surprising? C. to surprise? ? D. surprised

(? ? ?) 4. A. only? ? ? ? B. just? ? C. ever? ? ? D. even

(? ? ?) 5. A. players? ? ? B. runners? C. swimmers D. boxers

(? ? ?) 6. A. So? ? ? ? ? B. And? ? ? ? C. But D. Then

(? ? ? )7. A. their? ? ? ? B. its? ? C. it? D. its

(? ? ?) 8. A. change? ? ? ? B. changing? ? C. changed D. be changed

(? ? ?) 9. A. difference B. different? ? ? ?C. same? ? ? D. same as

(? ? ?) 10. A. better? ? ? B. best? C. the best? ? ? ? D. the better

參考答案

（一）1-5 ADACB 6-10 DBACD

（二）1-5 CBADC 6-10 DBADB

（三）1-5 BCBDA 6-10 CDADC